Biological control of cereal stem borers in Kenya: A cost benefit approach

Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 519-528

  Kipkoech, Anderson K ^a,b   Schulthess, Fritz ^a   Yabann, Wilson K ^b   Maritim, Henry K ^b   Mithöfer, Dagmar ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Benefits; Biological control; Costs; Parasitoids; Stem borer

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; CHILO PARTELLUS; COTESIA FLAVIPES; CRAMBIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846697046     PISSN: 00379271     EISSN: 21686351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2006.10697487     Document Type: Article

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